ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335106
| Date: | Monday 26 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 3672 |
| MSN: | 27 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Churchill Airport, MB (YYQ) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Churchill Airport, MB (YYQ/CYYQ) |
| Chesterfield Inlet Airport, NU (YCS/CYCS) |
On takeoff from Churchill, Canada, the aircraft attained a nose high attitude. The pilot pushed forward on the control column and applied power. The nose continued to rise and the Otter stalled at an altitude of fifty feet.
There were no injuries.
Investigation into the crash revealed that the Otter was overloaded by 1,673 pounds and had a Centre of Gravity six inches aft of the rear limit.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 3650 to 3699
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